Agriculture • South America

BRF

HEADQUARTERS: Itajaí, Brazil • FOUNDED: 2009

DESTRUCTION SCORE 92/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Agriculture sector, BRF maintains a complex global operation spanning South America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 132 Mt 104 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 73707 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 535 Incidents $1797.7M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $695.1M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 102 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near BRF contract supply boundary in Germany.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Canada consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 437 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to BRF's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

James Davis

Chief Executive

Elizabeth Jones

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

BRF Agriculture Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics